Recent content by mike-evans

My boy is 4 and daughter has just turned 1, so still small enough to get in the back :D I have a 2 door Escort GTi now so used to the 2 door issues lol....2 door FTW :rasp:

Hi all, Im looking at buying my 3rd Clio Sport, a 182... Had a 182 & 172 in the past, but sold when I needed to buy my first house. Now I have 2 small children, so my question is, who owns a Clio Sport and has 2 kids? How is it for room? This is my only concern....

on my 02 172 i noticed about 2 months ago that water level had dropped, so topped it up, on slightly tho. Driving to work just now, and heaters went freezing and temp gauge went right up, then a minute later it dropped down to the middle and heaters got boiling...had a quick look at water level...

Guys thinking of having a towbar fitted to my 02 172 to tow a trailer with a motox bike on it...has anyone got a towbar on thier 172? Do you use it for the same purpose as i want? What, if any strain wil it put on the car? Any advice to this?

ye was pretty sure shock was gone, just wanted someone elses opinion. As for wheel bearing, i expected for it to have play and be noisy when i checked it, and quite stand out as a worn bearing... I also thought it might of been a gearbox related bearing issue, but whilst driving earlier about 30...

FAULT 1...done a 340 mile trip on the weekend in my 02 172, when i arrived i parked the car up for about 3 hours and then moved it across the street and noticed a fresh oil spot, smelt it and it smelt of a weak hydraulic oil, looked under the car and found drivers side rear shock wet, possibly...

I have access to a hydraulic press in work, so will use that when i find which bearing has gone, it could well be a front bearing? I just wanted to know that there isnt anything nasty needed doing when i have the hub off, as i have read on here about people not being able to do it them selves...

what makes it so hard/different to do it on a clio/sport? I replaced the rear wheel bearings in my brother ford escort 2 weeks ago to get it through the mot. Theres 2 bearings in each rear hub on his car, i used a hammer and punch to remove the old/worn bearings and a socket the same size as the...

...rear shock absorber/s from for my 02 172, as my drivers side is leaking..? I tried 2 local factors this morning and GSF and they dont sel them, Reno want £49 for one, if i can get a pair of aftermarket shocks et2 at the right price then i will change the 2...

suspect wheel bearing gone. Aint sure yet front or back? I want to know how hard it is to change front and back wheel bearings on my 02 172, also what they cost? I also noticed yesterday that my drivers side rear damper is leaking oil, and the damper leg/piston is soaking with oil leaking to a...

does anyone know how much they are from the stealers or motor factors, as one has gone so may aswell do both...also, i have a 160 mile drive home tomorrow, wil it be ok to drive home?

yep now you say it, it does lack on handling and wana sway! How much are they? Any ideas on the rumbling?

Guys, traveled about 160 miles today, and after about 15 miles I could hear a rumble, i suspected a wheel bearing, and thought nothing of it (apart from which one and how hard to change)..parked it up after i travelled my distance and after about 3 hours i came back and moved it across the...

if you can replace rear wheel/hub studs on a escort? Im pretty sure you can tap out the old and tap in the new, they are splined at the hub end..

think I wil do the calipers Silver, should look ok,wheels are going to stay the standard Silver, might even get them refurbed staying the same colour. Was thinking of getting them done Anthracite, but dont know how good/bad it wil look...?